Japanese Plural

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Japanese Plural

Learning the Japanese Plural displayed below is vital to the language. Japanese Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:

English Plural

Japanese Plural

Plural

fukusuu - 複数

my book

watashi no hon - 私の本

my books

watashi no hon - 私の本

our daughter

watashi tachi no musume - 私たちの娘

our daughters

watashi tachi no musume - 私たちの娘

I'm cold

watashi wa samui desu - 私は寒いです

we're cold

watashi tachi wa samui desu - 私たちは寒いです

his chickens

kare no niwatori - 彼の鶏

their chicken

karera no niwatori - 彼らの鶏

Notice the structure of the Plural in Japanese.

List of Plurals in Japanese

Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Japanese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Japanese vocabulary.

English Plural

Japanese Plural

alligator

wani - ワニ

alligators

wani - ワニ

bear

kuma - 熊

bears

kuma - 熊

bird

tori - 鳥

birds

tori - 鳥

bull

oushi - 雄牛

bulls

oushi - 雄牛

cat

neko - 猫

cats

neko - 猫

cow

meushi - 雌牛

cows

meushi - 雌牛

deer

shika - 鹿

many deer

ooku no shika - 多くの鹿

dog

inu - 犬

dogs

inu - 犬

donkey

roba - ロバ

donkeys

roba - ロバ

eagle

washi - ワシ

eagles

washi - ワシ

elephant

zou - 象

elephants

zou - 象

giraffe

kirin - キリン

giraffes

kirin - キリン

goat

yagi - ヤギ

goats

yagi - ヤギ

horse

uma - 馬

horses

uma - 馬

lion

raion - ライオン

lions

raion - ライオン

monkey

saru - サル

monkeys

saru - サル

mouse

nezumi - ネズミ

mice

nezumi - ネズミ

rabbit

usagi - ウサギ

rabbits

usagi - ウサギ

snake

hebi - ヘビ

snakes

hebi - ヘビ

tiger

tora - 虎

tigers

tora - 虎

wolf

ookami - オオカミ

wolves

ookami - オオカミ

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